Open AccessRotary Mode Core Sample System availability improvement
Author(s) -
W.W. Jenkins,
K. L. Bennett,
J.D. Potter,
B. T. Cross,
J. M. Burkes,
A.C. Rogers
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/31693
Subject(s) - truck , drill , sample (material) , mode (computer interface) , core (optical fiber) , core sample , waste management , sampling (signal processing) , engineering , hazardous waste , automotive engineering , environmental science , computer science , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , chemistry , telecommunications , filter (signal processing) , chromatography , operating system
The Rotary Mode Core Sample System (RMCSS) is used to obtain stratified samples of the waste deposits in single-shell and double-shell waste tanks at the Hanford Site. The samples are used to characterize the waste in support of ongoing and future waste remediation efforts. Four sampling trucks have been developed to obtain these samples. Truck I was the first in operation and is currently being used to obtain samples where the push mode is appropriate (i.e., no rotation of drill). Truck 2 is similar to truck 1, except for added safety features, and is in operation to obtain samples using either a push mode or rotary drill mode. Trucks 3 and 4 are now being fabricated to be essentially identical to truck 2